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A Delicate Balance

First Preview: Oct 15, 2014
Opening Date: Oct 15, 2014
Closing Date: Feb 22, 2015
Running Time: 02:55
A Delicate Balance
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John Golden Theatre
252 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
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In A Delicate Balance, Agnes (Glenn Close) and Tobias (John Lithgow), a long-married couple, must maintain their equilibrium as over the course of a weekend they welcome home their 36-year-old daughter (Martha Plimpton) after the collapse of her fourth marriage, and give shelter to their best friends (Bob Balaban and Clare Higgins), all the while tolerating Agnes' alcoholic sister Claire (Lindsay Duncan).

Widely considered to be Edward Albee’s masterpiece, A Delicate Balance won the playwright his first of three Pulitzer Prizes for Drama when it opened on Broadway in 1966.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
BroadwayPlay - ComedyPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 2 Intermissions.
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Adult themes & language

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  • Lithgow is riveting every moment he’s on stage — which is a lot — even when Tobias is silent. As he takes the character from quiet restraint to explosive urgency, he doesn’t miss a beat and never for a second loses his equilibrium. His is a delicate — and distinctive — balance.

    -----New York Daily News
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  • “A Delicate Balance” is no play for sissies. Edward Albee won the Pulitzer but unnerved audiences with his 1966 drawing-room drama about an upper-middle-class family of WASP's who are suddenly gripped by a mysterious existential malaise. All these years later, it’s still very disturbing to look this work in the eye.... 

    -----Variety
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  • ......It’s enough to be in the presence of these words again. That they indict even as they tickle makes their pleasure more satisfying. And make no mistake, Albee is indicting an American way of life that many in the audience probably enjoy. We are Agneses more than Tobiases, trying to maintain. “We’re not a communal nation, dear,” says Claire. “Giving, but not sharing, outgoing, but not friendly.”

    -----Vulture, New York Magazine
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  • Lithgow is riveting every moment he’s on stage — which is a lot — even when Tobias is silent. As he takes the character from quiet restraint to explosive urgency, he doesn’t miss a beat and never for a second loses his equilibrium. His is a delicate — and distinctive — balance.

    -----New York Daily News
    Read More

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Info

    Five (5) ADA compliant viewing locations with companion seating. Transfer optional

  • Elevator/Escalator

    None

  • Curb Ramps

    (2.5" lip) SW corner of 45th St. & Broadway; NW corner 45th St. & Broadway

  • Entrance

    Double doors in series: 1st set (each 28.5") has one pair of automatic doors from 45th St. to ticket lobby with push-button control, incline up to 2nd set (each 28", attended by ushers) to orchestra.

  • Box Office

    Ticket lobby. Counters 43". Accessible pass-through with writing shelf at 32". Assistance available

  • Restroom

    Women's and Men's: Lower lounge. Down nineteen steps with continuous handrails. Wheelchair accessible restroom located in the Schoenfeld Theatre. Assistance available.

  • Water Fountain

    Water fountain is located in the lower lobby near the restrooms.

  • Assisted Listening System

    Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance.

  • Folding Armrests

    Three (3) row-end seats with folding armrests

  • Visual Assistance

    Low vision seats available for purchase in person, online, or over the phone.

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